Crocodile by Korneĭ Chukovskiĭ(
Book
)1
edition published
in
1964
in
English
and held by
52 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"This brilliant piece of comic verse is a very free adaptation of Kornei Chukovsky's poem 'Crocodile', which was first published
in 1917 and is still immensely popular with Russian children. Dr. Coe's version resembles the original in its metrical virtuosity,
but it is more elaborate and ambitious, and is very much a work in its own right. The adventures of Alexander Crocodile in
London, his defeat by Jonathan Jones (age six), his return home to Africa, the invasion of London by a massed army of animals
eager to rescue their comrades from the horrors of the zoo, and the final establishment of peaceful coexistence make a delightful
and exhilarating story-poem, which will be enjoyed by children of all ages and adults as well."--Book jacket